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Sam Morshead reflects on the EFL's verdict

EFL Trophy expulsion inevitable after FA charges upheld: Here's why... and what each party must learn from sorry saga

SAM MORSHEAD: Examined with an objective eye, was this not always going to be the outcome? No? You disagree with me? Give me the opportunity to explain.

04.02.26, 22:00 Updated 06.02.26, 16:11 8 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

And there we have it, another quiet Wednesday in the life of Swindon Town Football Club.

Expelled from the EFL Trophy after being dragged through three weeks of waiting, it’s hard to ignore the fog of self-pity resting over the County Ground tonight.

There have been no winners in this sorry saga. Not Swindon. Not the Football Association. Not the EFL. Well, perhaps Luton – particularly ironic given they didn’t actually win anything.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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